Clifton College Close Ground

Clifton College Close Ground
Ground information
Location	Clifton College, Bristol
Establishment	1884 (first recorded match)
International information
Only WT20I	25 June 2011:; India v New Zealand
Team information
Gloucestershire	(1871–1932)
	As of 5 September 2020; Source: Ground profile

Clifton College Close is a cricket venue in Clifton College, Bristol, which was used by Gloucestershire for 96 first-class matches between 1871 and 1932.^[1] It is first recorded as a cricket venue in 1860 and remains in use for local matches.

The Close witnessed 13 of W. G. Grace's first-class hundreds for Gloucestershire in the County Championship. Grace's children attended the college. Children aged 3-18 are welcomed to attend the college.

The Close featured in a well-known poem by O.C. Sir Henry Newbolt – Vitaї Lampada ("There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night")

References

^ CricketArchive – First-class matches on Clifton College Close. Retrieved on 11 March 2013.

51°27′41″N 2°37′10″W / 51.4613°N 2.6194°W / 51.4613; -2.6194

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[1] CricketArchive – First-class matches on Clifton College Close. Retrieved on 11 March 2013.

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